Ruak River

Ruak River
View of the confluence of the Ruak river with the Mekong
Native name แม่น้ำรวก
Country Myanmar and Thailand
Physical characteristics
Main source Daen Lao Range, Shan Hills
River mouth Mekong at Ban Sop Ruak, Chiang Saen District
366 m (1,201 ft)
20°21′16″N 100°4′57″E / 20.35444°N 100.08250°E / 20.35444; 100.08250Coordinates: 20°21′16″N 100°4′57″E / 20.35444°N 100.08250°E / 20.35444; 100.08250
Basin features
Tributaries

The Ruak River (Thai: แม่น้ำรวก, RTGS: Maenam Ruak, pronounced [mɛ̂ː.náːm rûa̯k]; Lanna: ) is a right hand tributary of the Mekong. The mouth of the Ruak river is at the Thai-Burma border opposite Laos, a spot known as the "Golden Triangle", a popular tourist destination.

Course

The Ruak originates within the hills of the Daen Lao Range, Shan State (Burma), and becomes the boundary river between Thailand and Burma at the confluence with the Mae Sai River near the northernmost point of Thailand.[1] It then meanders eastwards until it empties into the Mekong River at Ban Sop Ruak, Tambon Wiang, Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai Province. The boundary section of the river is 26.75 kilometres (16.62 mi) long.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Confluence Ruak River - Mekong River


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